3 | | - | February 4, 2025, to celebrate Wise County Day at the State |
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4 | | - | Capitol; and |
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5 | | - | WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state, |
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6 | | - | Wise County was established on January 23, 1856; the county was |
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7 | | - | carved out of Cooke County by legislative act and named in honor |
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8 | | - | of Henry A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from Virginia who had |
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9 | | - | supported the annexation of Texas; at the same time as it created |
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10 | | - | Wise County, the legislature decreed that its county seat be |
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11 | | - | established within five miles of the county's center, and two |
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12 | | - | years later that new community became known as Decatur, after the |
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13 | | - | naval hero Stephen Decatur; and |
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| 9 | + | February 4, 2025, to celebrate Wise County Day at the State Capitol; |
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| 10 | + | and |
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| 11 | + | WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state, Wise |
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| 12 | + | County was established on January 23, 1856; the county was carved |
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| 13 | + | out of Cooke County by legislative act and named in honor of Henry |
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| 14 | + | A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from Virginia who had supported the |
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| 15 | + | annexation of Texas; at the same time as it created Wise County, the |
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| 16 | + | legislature decreed that its county seat be established within five |
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| 17 | + | miles of the county's center, and two years later that new community |
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| 18 | + | became known as Decatur, after the naval hero Stephen Decatur; and |
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16 | | - | prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers; |
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17 | | - | today, it is a center for natural gas production, specialty |
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18 | | - | carbon and graphite manufacturing, and health care, as well as |
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19 | | - | marketing and processing for area agribusiness; and |
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| 21 | + | prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers; today, |
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| 22 | + | it is a center for natural gas production, specialty carbon and |
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| 23 | + | graphite manufacturing, and health care, as well as marketing and |
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| 24 | + | processing for area agribusiness; and |
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22 | | - | champions who have lived or trained in the community include one |
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23 | | - | of the most decorated rodeo cowboys of all time, Trevor Brazile, |
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24 | | - | as well as Tuf Cooper and Texas Rodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper, |
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25 | | - | both of the famed Cooper family; and |
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| 27 | + | champions who have lived or trained in the community include one of |
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| 28 | + | the most decorated rodeo cowboys of all time, Trevor Brazile, as |
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| 29 | + | well as Tuf Cooper and Texas Rodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper, both of |
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| 30 | + | the famed Cooper family; and |
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27 | | - | attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the Wise County Veterans |
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28 | | - | Park, and the pink granite Wise County Courthouse, which was |
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29 | | - | completed in 1896; the county also offers a variety of |
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30 | | - | recreational opportunities at Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain |
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31 | | - | Lake, and the Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands; in |
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32 | | - | addition, area residents commemorate their heritage with the |
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33 | | - | annual Butterfield Stage Days Festival in May, the Wise County |
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34 | | - | Old Settlers Reunion in July, and the Chisholm Trail Days and |
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35 | | - | Western Heritage Festival in August; and |
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| 32 | + | attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the Wise County Veterans Park, |
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| 33 | + | and the pink granite Wise County Courthouse, which was completed in |
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| 34 | + | 1896; the county also offers a variety of recreational |
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| 35 | + | opportunities at Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, and the |
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| 36 | + | Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands; in addition, area |
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| 37 | + | residents commemorate their heritage with the annual Butterfield |
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| 38 | + | Stage Days Festival in May, the Wise County Old Settlers Reunion in |
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| 39 | + | July, and the Chisholm Trail Days and Western Heritage Festival in |
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| 40 | + | August; and |
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37 | | - | opportunities of the future, the citizens of Wise County take |
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38 | | - | great pride in their community, and it is indeed fitting to honor |
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39 | | - | their unique contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; |
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40 | | - | now, therefore, be it |
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41 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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42 | | - | Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as Wise County |
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43 | | - | Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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44 | | - | delegation. |
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45 | | - | Parker |
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46 | | - | ________________________________ |
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47 | | - | President of the Senate |
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48 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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49 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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50 | | - | the Senate on February 4, 2025. |
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51 | | - | ________________________________ |
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52 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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53 | | - | ________________________________ |
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54 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 42 | + | opportunities of the future, the citizens of Wise County take great |
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| 43 | + | pride in their community, and it is indeed fitting to honor their |
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| 44 | + | unique contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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| 45 | + | therefore, be it |
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| 46 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 47 | + | hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as Wise County Day at the State |
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| 48 | + | Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. |
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